DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000253734.68721.29

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PMID: 17901741

Issn Print: 0148-7043

Publication Date: 2007/10/01


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Repair of Postauricular Defects Using Cervical Donor Skin: A Novel Use of the Bilobed Flap

Christina N. Cordeiro; Colleen M. McCarthy; Dimitrios P. Mastorakos; Peter G. Cordeiro

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A variety of different techniques has been described for reconstruction of postauricular defects, including skin grafts and local or distant flaps.1,2 Many local options involve extensive undermining, often into the hair-bearing portions of the scalp. Other flap options, which borrow tissue from local donor areas, can create unsightly dog ears and/or require skin grafts to close flap donor sites. The bilobed flap is a well-described technique used to transfer local tissue while simultaneously minimizing donor-site deformity.3 We describe a novel technique for posterior auricular resurfacing with a bilobed flap, making use of readily available cervical donor skin.
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